Piston-packing



(No Model.)

` V. PUSEK.

No. 358,442. :Patented-Mar. 1, 1887.

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V iiA PETERS, Fhewlimomprmr. washington, DC.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALEXANDER V. FAU'SEK, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

P|sToN'-PACK|,NG.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 358,442, dated March 1, 1887.

Application filed March S, 1886.

`To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, ALEXANDEE'V. FAUSEK, of the city of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvementin Piston-Packing, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this speciiication, and in which*n Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved packing. Fig. 2 is a similar View showing the rings removed from the bull-ring. Fig. 3 is asection taken on line 3 3, Fig. 4. Fig. 4 is a section taken on line 4 4, Fig. 3. Figs. 5, G, and 7 'are sections taken, respecty ively, on lines 5, 6 6, and 7 7, Fig. 8. Fig.

8 isa detail View illustrating the form ofjoint made in the sectional packing-rings. Fig. 9 is a side View of a packing ring made in one part.

My invention relates to an improved pistonpacking 5 and my invention consists in features of novelty, hereinafter fully described, and

pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, A. represents the bull-ring, which is thicker at its lower part than at its upper part to compensate for wear. It has an annular flange, B, at each side of the central or body part, C, and over these anges t the packing-rings. It (the bull-ring) is also, preferably, split at D, as usual, and the bull-ring is provided with an annular groove, c, which stays the escape, not only of the water of condensation,- but also of the lubricant, which act as a packing to prevent the escape of steam past the piston.

My invention consists in the manner of expanding the packing rings and connecting them to the bull-ring.

E represents the packing-rings, which may either be made in sections, as shown, or may be made in a complete ring, as shown in Fig. 9. Wherethe rings are made in sections, I prefer to connect the sections by a joint, illustrated in Fig. 8, the end of one section having a round bearing, F, that fits in a similar socket, G, in the adjacent end of the next section, and the end of the rst-mentioned section has a projection, H, that its in a recess, I, in the adjacent end of the second section. This connection prevents any outward or inward move- Serial Now-1,470. (No model.)

ment of one section upon the other, which is due to the projection F and sockets G, and also any lateral movement of one section upon the other, which is due to the projection H and recess I.

\Vhen the rings are placed upon the flanges B of the bull-ring, they are expanded and kept expanded by means ofa spring, J, tting in a groove, K, made in the inner face of the bullring, and held between blocks L and M, that slide in the groove K and are held therein by their heads O, (see Fig. 6,) which are larger than the bottom of the slot or groove K, the bottom of the groove having extensions l?, (see Figs. 5, 6, and 7,) which extend around the ring from the points indicated by the letter Q in Fig. 3. The heads are slipped into the groove K from the ends of the projections P.

Each block L and M has a pin, N, that extends through a slot, N', made in the bull-ring, extendingalong the body of the bull-ring and entering perforations or holes N2 on one side of the joint E of the packing-rings. On the other side of the joint E of the rings is ahole,

N, to receive stationary pins N* on the bullring.

The pins N are forced inward slightly,when the packing-rings are put on, and when the rings are in place (being held from circular movement on the angeB by the pins N4) the pressure of the spring J will act to expand them, and keep them expanded upon the bullring, thus compensating for wear.

lIhe holes N2 and N3 in the rings are shown most plainly in the left-hand side of Figs. 2 and 9, both rings having like holes to receive like pins. Y

In Fig. 9 the joint of the ring isshown closed and in working position, and therefore the ring is shown in a complete circle. Before the ring is put in place this joint is open, and the ring is then of a slightly non-circular shape. In making this ring it is turned true after the cut at the joint is made.

I am aware that a solid piston has been provided with a peripheral groove, and do not ICO ing the Water of condensation, as Well as the lubricant, for assisting in packing the piston. Such a groove would not operate t0 produce this result unless the piston or bull-ring in which it was formed were made expzinsible.

I claim as my invention- 1. In :t piston-packing, the combina-tion of the bull-ring, spring fitting in o. groove in the ring, and rings fitting on the bull-ring and expanded by the sp ring, to which they are connected by blocks and pins, substantially as set forth.

2. In :t pistonpaeking, the combination of a grooved bull ring, spring fitting in the groove, movable blocks it earch end of the spring, and packingrings fitting upon flanges ofthe bull-ring and connected to the bull-ring and the blocks by means of pins, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. ln :t pistonpueking, the combination of the bullring having n groove with eXtensions P, spring fitting in said groove, blocks itting in said groove und held from outward movement by the projections P, pins on the blocksfitlinginslotsin thebull-ring, und packing-rings having perforations fitting over the pins on the bull-ring and thepins on the sliding blocks, substantially as shown and described, for the purpose set forth.

4. In a piston-packing, the combination of 3o the bull-ring, spring secured to the bu11ring, and packing-rings, the packing-rings being connected to the spring so as to be expanded thereby, substantially as shown and described, for the purpose set forth.

5. A packing-ring formed in sections and havingasiugleexpandingjoint atlland turned true after the joint 'is1nade, the sections being joined by recesses I G and projections F H, as set forth.

6. A packing-ringlnade in sections, the sections being joined by recesses lv G and projections F H, as set forth.

7. The eombination,with a bull-ring having a groove on its inner surface and the expansible pecking-ring surrounding said bull-1ing, of a coiled cornpressionspring fitted in seid groove and connected with suid pueking-ring, substantially as set forth.

8. A piston having a split expnusible bullring With a groove in the periphery thereof, substantially as set forth.

ALEX. V. FAUSEK.

ln presence of- Gmo. H. KNIGHT, SAML. KNIGHT. 

